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GINGER    BEER
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GINGER BEER

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

114
Calories
1g
Protein
6g
Fat
17g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • three gallons boiling water
  • three pounds white sugar
  • two tablespoon sful cream of tartar
  • one ounce green ginger
  • two lemons

Directions

1

Three gallons boiling water, three pounds white sugar, two tablespoon sful cream of tartar, two lemons, one ounce green ginger; put all in a stone jar and pour the water on it. Let it stand until milk warm, and stir in a teacup of yeast. Make about dusk — let it stand all night and bottle in the morning. Throw the corks into boiling water, then squeeze them in a lemon squeezer before putting in the bottles. Tie tliem down tight.

By Gibson, Marietta Fauntleroy Hollyday, "Mrs. C. H. Gibson." · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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